The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 444 Polar Exploration - Distress on the Icefield

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen made a quick reorganization and then headed towards the Arctic Ice Field without stopping. It was said that it was extremely cold and harsh there, and ordinary people would be frozen into ice sculptures if they stepped in, not to mention the unknown dangers hidden there. But in order to save the sect, the two did not hesitate at all.

Along the way, the cold wind cut their cheeks like a knife. The two flew on swords, but their speed was greatly reduced due to the cold. Although Yun Yao was wearing warm robes, she still felt the cold penetrate her bones. She used her spiritual power to resist the low temperature and looked firmly at the vast ice field ahead. Seeing this, Chu Mochen approached Yun Yao and divided a part of his own spiritual power to build a more solid protective barrier for her.

"Yao'er, hold me tight. The coldness of this ice field is getting more and more fierce." Chu Mochen said with concern, turning his head.

Yun Yao followed his words and put her arms around Chu Mochen's waist, with warmth surging in her heart: "Chen, I'm not afraid as long as you are here."

After flying for an unknown amount of time, a vast expanse of snow-white ice finally came into view. Huge icebergs stood in a disorderly manner, and the ice ridges reflected colorful light in the sun, like a dream, but the two had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery.

According to the vague records in the ancient book fragments, the artifact should be in an ancient ice cave deep in the ice field. They landed carefully, and as soon as they landed, they felt a slight vibration from the ice under their feet, as if the ice field was a sleeping giant beast that could wake up and get angry at any time.

Yun Yao activated the system's perception function, trying to find the exact location of the artifact. Under the guidance of the system, the two struggled to move forward towards the center of the ice field. Every step consumed a lot of spiritual power to prevent falling into the cracks under the ice. The howling wind blew up the snow on the ground, hitting their faces painfully, and their vision became blurred.

Suddenly, the ice in front of them shook violently, and a huge, snow-white ice beast broke through the ice. It was more than two people tall, with exposed fangs and bloodthirsty eyes. It obviously regarded Yun Yao and Chu Mochen as enemies who invaded its territory.

"Be careful!" Chu Mochen shouted, drew his sword and blocked Yun Yao. The spiritual power surged on the sword, emitting a blue light.

The ice beast roared and pounced, slashing with its claws, bringing up waves of ice. Chu Mochen dodged sideways and stabbed the beast's abdomen with his backhand, but only a shallow white mark was scratched on its thick fur. The beast felt the pain and became more violent, swinging its long tail and sweeping over.

Seeing this, Yun Yao quickly went around the beast from the side, infused her spiritual power with the long sword in her hand, and fiercely stabbed the beast's neck. The beast reacted very quickly, twisted its neck, and used its shoulder to block the sword. Although it was injured, it did not reduce its ferocity.

The two of them were in a bitter battle with the giant beast. The spiritual power on the ice field was shining and ice chips were flying everywhere. Yun Yao gradually felt that her spiritual power was running out. Every time she swung her sword, it became more and more difficult, and her breathing became rapid.

"Chen, we can't go on like this. Its skin is thick and tough. We have to think of other ways." Yun Yao shouted.

While Chu Mochen was fending off the beast's attack, he responded, "Yao'er, I'll lead it away, and you look for a chance to attack its weakness."

After that, he deliberately exposed a flaw and led the beast to run away. Yun Yao took the opportunity to concentrate and turned on the system perception again. Under the deep scanning of the system, she found that there was a slight depression in the center of the beast's forehead, which must be its weak spot.

After Chu Mochen circled around the beast for a few times, he slowed down and pretended to be exhausted. Seeing this, the beast opened its bloody mouth and pounced on him fiercely. At this critical moment, Yun Yao rushed out from the side, concentrated all her spiritual power on the tip of the sword, and stabbed at the concave part of the beast's forehead with all her strength.

With a "puff" sound, the long sword pierced deeply, and the giant beast let out an earth-shaking scream, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a large amount of snow.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the snow, taking a short rest to recover their spiritual power. After a while, Yun Yao stood up and looked at the corpse of the giant beast on the ground: "Chen, I hope that the difficulties and obstacles along the way are worth it. We must find the artifact as soon as possible."

Chu Mochen stood up and held Yun Yao's hand: "Don't worry, Yao'er, we are getting closer and closer to our goal."

They continued to move forward. As they went deeper into the ice field, the temperature became increasingly frighteningly low, and the spiritual energy in the air became increasingly thinner, so the two of them moved more and more slowly. As they walked, Yun Yao felt the ice beneath her feet suddenly become soft, and before she could react, she began to fall rapidly.

"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen exclaimed and reached out to grab her, but he only grabbed a piece of clothes.

Yun Yao fell into a bottomless ice cave, and darkness instantly enveloped her. She waved her hands in panic, trying to grab something to stabilize her body, but it was in vain. The cold wind whistled in her ears, her body continued to fall, and her heart was filled with fear.

"Chen!" Yun Yao shouted loudly, and her voice echoed in the ice cave.

Fortunately, after falling for a while, she finally reached the bottom. The bottom of the ice cave was even colder, and the ice walls were as smooth as a mirror, reflecting a faint light. Yun Yao struggled to stand up and checked herself. She found that except for a few scratches, she was fine. She was just too exhausted from spiritual power and was weak.

"Chen, where are you..." She muttered to herself, trying to find a way out.

At this moment, Chu Mochen's anxious voice came from above the ice cave: "Yao'er, how are you? I'll come down to find you right away!"

Yun Yao felt warm in her heart and responded loudly: "I'm fine, be careful!"

After a while, Chu Mochen slowly descended along the ice wall. Seeing that Yun Yao was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly in his arms: "You scared me to death, Yao'er, don't be so reckless in the future."

Yun Yao leaned in his arms and nodded gently: "I understand, let's find out where the artifact is."

With the help of the weak light, the two explored around in the ice cave. The ice cave was filled with mysterious fog, which blocked the vision and required extra caution with every step. Suddenly, Yun Yao found some strange runes on the ice wall that were flashing. She moved closer to check and the system automatically began to interpret these runes.

It turns out that these runes record the ancient history of the ice field and the secrets of the protection of the artifact. After a long time, the system finished interpreting it and told Yun Yao that the artifact was deep in the ice cave, but it was protected by a powerful ice barrier. To break the barrier, it is necessary to use a specific spiritual power operation method combined with the unique ice crystal power on the ice field.

"It looks like this is another test." Yun Yao said with a frown.

Chu Mochen held her hand: "Don't be afraid, Yao'er, let's find a solution together."

They began to search for ice crystals around the ice cave, but they were extremely rare and only a few were collected after searching for a long time. Yun Yao followed the system's instructions and tried to circulate her spiritual power, merge it with the power of the ice crystals, and attack the ice barrier again and again. Each attack was like hitting an invisible thick wall, which made her blood boil, but she gritted her teeth and persisted.

After many attempts, a crack finally appeared in the barrier. Yun Yao was overjoyed, and looked at Chu Mochen. The two of them worked together, channeling all their remaining spiritual power into the long swords in their hands, and fiercely stabbed at the crack.

With a "crack", the barrier shattered, and a dazzling light burst out from the depths of the ice cave. The artifact finally appeared in the world!

The artifact was shaped like an ice-blue sword, the blade was crystal clear, flowing with a mysterious blue light, and the hilt was engraved with ancient runes, exuding a powerful aura. Yun Yao carefully reached out her hand and grasped the hilt. In an instant, a spiritual power that was icy cold but contained endless power surged into her body, and her body could not help but tremble slightly.

"Finally found it, Chen, let's take the artifact and leave here quickly and go to the South China Sea Abyss to meet another artifact." Yun Yao said excitedly.

Chu Mochen nodded, and the two of them took the artifact and found a weak ice layer along the edge of the ice cave, and worked together to break the ice out. As soon as they stepped out of the ice cave, the cold wind was still howling, but their hearts were full of hope, and they rushed towards the direction of the South China Sea abyss.

Along the way, the two took turns to rest and recover their spiritual power, while studying the secrets of the artifact in their hands. Yun Yao discovered that this ice artifact not only had amazing attack power, but also had the ability to control ice and snow. If used properly, it would definitely play a huge role in subsequent adventures.

After several days of traveling, they finally arrived at the coast of the South China Sea. Looking at the turbulent sea, Yun Yao felt a little uneasy. The abyss of the South China Sea is a more dangerous place than the Arctic Icefield. Unknown sea beasts, strange undercurrents, and strong water pressure are all fatal. But in order to collect the artifacts to save the sect, they have no way out.

"Chen, are you ready?" Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen with a firm gaze.

"Always be prepared, Yao'er. No matter what lies ahead, we will face it together." Chu Mochen held Yun Yao's hand tightly, and the two of them flew into the sea on their swords, heading towards the mysterious abyss of the South China Sea.

As soon as they entered the sea, the water pressure came like a tidal wave. The two of them used their spiritual power to form a protective film around their bodies and resisted with difficulty. The sea water was freezing cold and their vision was blocked. They could only grope forward with the weak spiritual light.

Suddenly, a group of long and narrow sea snakes with dim light flashing all over their bodies gathered from all directions. They opened their bloody mouths and showed their sharp fangs, obviously considering Yun Yao and Chu Mochen as delicious food.

"Hmph, you've come just in time!" Chu Mochen snorted coldly, swung the sword in his hand, and a sharp spiritual sword energy slashed towards the group of sea snakes.

The sea snakes dodged flexibly, and several sea snakes took the opportunity to attack from the flank. Yun Yao was quick-eyed and quick-handed, controlling the ice artifact and instantly condensing several ice spikes, which shot at the sea snakes like sharp arrows and repelled them.

But there were so many sea snakes that as soon as one wave retreated, another wave came. The two fought and retreated, moving deeper into the sea. As the depth increased, the water pressure became greater and greater, and the two's spiritual power consumption increased, and their movements became slower and slower.

"Yao'er, this is not a solution. We must find the artifact as soon as possible to get out of this predicament." Chu Mochen shouted.

Yun Yao nodded, turned on the system perception, and tried her best to search for the location of the artifact. Just when they were about to collapse, the system finally sent a prompt that the artifact was in an underwater cave not far below.

The two struggled to dive down and finally reached the entrance of the cave. However, the cave was covered with a layer of strange black mucus, which emitted a pungent smell and seemed to be corrosive.

"Be careful with this slime." Yun Yao reminded.

They carefully avoided the slime and entered the cave. The cave was dark and damp, with strange fluorescent lights flashing on the walls, as if they were in another world.

Continuing to go deeper, Yun Yao discovered a clear spring at the bottom of the cave. In the center of the spring was suspended a bead emitting soft blue light. It was the South China Sea artifact they had been searching for.

"Chen, that's it!" Yun Yao shouted excitedly.

However, before they could get close, the ground around the spring suddenly cracked, and several huge crab-like sea beasts broke out of the ground. They waved their huge claws, and their crab shells were as hard as iron, and each attack brought a powerful impact.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other and attacked at the same time in perfect harmony. Chu Mochen used his sword as a guide to display his sharp sword skills and restrain several sea beasts; Yun Yao controlled the ice artifact to freeze the surrounding seawater, slowing down the movements of the sea beasts, while looking for an opportunity to approach the artifact.

After a hard fight, the two were wounded, but they finally seized the opportunity, and Yun Yao, under the cover of Chu Mochen, successfully obtained the South China Sea artifact. It was a blue bead as warm as jade, warm to the touch, and surging spiritual power, which echoed with the cold spiritual power of the ice artifact.

“That’s great. We have obtained two artifacts, and only one is left. We will definitely be able to successfully save our sect!” Yun Yao said excitedly.

Chu Mochen looked at Yun Yao, his eyes full of relief: "Yao'er, you have worked hard along the way. Let's go back quickly and find the last artifact."

The two of them returned to the land from the abyss of the South China Sea with two artifacts. After landing, they found a hidden cave, took a short rest, recovered their spiritual power, and discussed the plan to find the last artifact.

At this moment, Yun Yao suddenly remembered that there was a mysterious relic mentioned in the ancient books. It was said that there were endless treasures and artifacts hidden there, and perhaps the last artifact was among them. However, the location of the relic was secret, full of dangers, and guarded by powerful prohibitions.

"Chen, I think the last artifact may be in that mysterious ruins. Although it is dangerous, we must give it a try." Yun Yao said.

Chu Mochen nodded: "Okay, Yao'er, no matter where you are, I will be with you."

After a short rest, the two set out on a journey to the mysterious ruins. Along the way, they crossed mountains and ridges, avoided many monster territories, and finally found the mysterious ruins hidden deep in the valley according to the clues in the ancient books.

The entrance to the ruins was shrouded in mist and filled with a mysterious atmosphere. As the two approached, they found that the entrance was engraved with ancient runes, emitting a powerful forbidden force. Yun Yao turned on the system and tried to crack the secret of the runes and obtain a way to enter the ruins.

After a long period of interpretation by the system, they finally found a way to crack it. The two followed the prompts and injected specific spiritual power. The restriction at the entrance slowly opened, and an old and mysterious breath came to their faces.

"Let's go, Yao'er, be careful." Chu Mochen took Yun Yao's hand and stepped into the ruins.

The light in the ruins was dim, and the walls on both sides of the passage were covered with strange murals, which seemed to tell stories from ancient times. The two walked forward cautiously, and suddenly, a low roar came from the front.

I saw a guardian beast as huge as a mountain slowly walking out. Its body was covered with black scales, its eyes were bloodshot, and every step it took made the ground tremble.

"This is the guardian beast of the ruins. Its strength must be extraordinary. Yao'er, be careful." Chu Mochen protected Yun Yao behind him, ready to fight.

The guardian beast opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of black flames. Wherever the flames reached, the ground instantly turned into charcoal. Chu Mochen waved his sword to block, but was knocked back several steps by the impact of the flames.

Seeing this, Yun Yao held the Icefield Artifact and the South Sea Artifact in both hands, merging the spiritual power of the two artifacts. A brilliant and colorful light burst out and shot towards the guardian beast. The guardian beast was hit by the light and roared in pain, but soon recovered and rushed towards the two more violently.

The two of them fought a desperate battle with the guardian beast. During the fierce battle, Yun Yao accidentally discovered that there was a scale on the guardian beast's abdomen that was slightly different in color. She was inspired and wondered if that was its weakness.

"Chen, attack the scales on its belly!" Yun Yao shouted.

Chu Mochen heard this, found the right time, gathered all his spiritual power, and stabbed the guardian beast in the abdomen with a sword. The guardian beast was unable to dodge and was stabbed by the sword. Blood splattered everywhere and it rolled over in pain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two of them worked together and once again used the power of the artifact to attack the guardian beast, finally killing it completely.

After the guardian beast fell, the ruins shone brightly, and a tightly closed stone door slowly opened, revealing the last artifact. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen walked into the stone door excitedly, and saw a jade seal emitting colorful light placed on the stone platform. Runes flowed on the jade seal, containing the power to destroy the world.

Yun Yao gently picked up the jade seal, and the three artifacts sensed each other and made a resonant sound. At this moment, they finally gathered all the ancient artifacts needed to save the sect, and their hearts were filled with joy and pride.

"Chen, we succeeded!" Yun Yao turned around, with tears in her eyes, and threw herself into Chu Mochen's arms.

Chu Mochen hugged her tightly: "Yes, Yao'er, we succeeded. Next, we have to go back to save the sect and make all this darkness disappear completely."

The two took a short rest and set off on their journey home with the three artifacts. Along the way, they looked forward to a bright future after the sect returned to peace, but they also knew that the final decisive battle was coming and they had to go all out.